Special-type Workers to Benefit from Employment Insurance from July

SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Non-standard contract employees, such as parcel delivery workers, home tutors and insurance salespersons, will be newly included among employment insurance beneficiaries, beginning in July, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Wednesday. The ministry said a revision of the Employment Insurance Act aimed at making workers in 12 non-standard [...]

Employment Insurance to Additionally Cover ‘Special-type’ Workers

SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Non-standard contract employees, such as home-visit tutors and insurance salespersons, will likely be included among employment insurance beneficiaries, beginning next year, as part of the government’s universal employment insurance scheme to cover all working people, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Wednesday. The ministry said it has begun [...]